Sentences with phrase «independent federal commission»

Clarence M. Pendleton Jr., chairman of the independent federal commission, said in the letters to Cabinet members Terrel H. Bell and William French Smith that he was concerned that U.S. District Judge D. Dorich Warriner's...

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With Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, the harms are identifiable and frightening, said Ashkan Soltani, an independent researcher specializing in privacy and a former chief technologist of the Federal Trade Commission.

For those who don't know or aren't located in the USA: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or «SEC») is an independent federal agency which was founded in 1934, by then - President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

«It's a struggle to make sure third party assessments are truly independent,» said Terrell McSweeny, a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, the agency that brokered the settlement with Facebook and other tech companies.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent federal government agency responsible for protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of securities markets and facilitating capital formation.

with the Federal Trade Commission, which prohibited deceptive privacy statements, imposed user consent requirements, and required Facebook to implement privacy programs and undergo regular independent assessments.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent bipartisan federal agency, added Egypt this year to a list of the worst violators of religious freedom.

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said on Wednesday he had commissioned an independent, external review of the «complex» $ 370.7 million sale of Kidman as a way to help make his decision on whether the deal is in the national interest.

In 1934, the city's 22 independent park commissions were consolidated into the Chicago Park District, and the new agency soon secured federal funds through the Works Progress Administration.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an agency within the US Federal government requiring testing by an independent agency for weight bearing while in motion and tests for lead on the buckles.

A national survey commissioned by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation — an independent private foundation focused on the optimal development of children — reveals that 9 out of 10 Americans support current federal efforts to keep school meals healthy.

A Syracuse woman this week sued the state Public Service Commission in federal court over the commission's attempt to stop independent energy marketers from selling to low - income customersCommission in federal court over the commission's attempt to stop independent energy marketers from selling to low - income customerscommission's attempt to stop independent energy marketers from selling to low - income customers like her.

Of the $ 6.4 in independent expenditures reported to the Federal Election Commission, almost 90 % ($ 5.7 million) has been spent against the candidates.

Parties and groups have made nearly $ 8.7 million in independent expenditures for the race, according to online reports from the Federal Election Commission.

Electoral Commission figures show the four federal independent MPs received a total of $ 176,000 in campaign donations.

Recall that Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission ignored an interim order by the Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday, by proceeding with the election.

«As a man of proven integrity, who is in the forefront of supporting Mr. President's fight against corruption, the DG sought the support of anti-corruption agencies such as the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission in fighting corruption in Information Technology procurements in Federal Government's Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.»

Since then, Tenney has lost ground as independent groups spent about $ 900,000 on advertising against her campaign, Federal Election Commission records show.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other relatedoffences Commission has charged a former employee of Skye Bank, Mr. Yemi - Aris Olaniran, to court for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government of N78.52 m.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to, among other things, organize elections into various political offices in the country.

A NEC Member of NLC, Comrade Issa Aremu has lauded the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which on Wednesday 25 April 2018 reaffirms the right of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make rules guiding the election timetable.

Data on independent expenditure spending (super PACs) from ProPublica's Election Bot and the Federal Elections Commission, Accessed Sept. 27, 2016

An application seeking a mandatory order to nullify the April 2011election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Osun State was on Wednesday dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital.

A similar situation exists in Australia where the independent Australian Electoral Commission and its state - based counterparts determine electoral boundaries for federal, state and local jurisdictions.

A former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad - hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, on Tuesday appeared before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Lugbe, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission reopened its case of alleged bribery.

The appeal is challenging the orders made by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 29 and October 14, 2016, which the Independent National Electoral Commission acted on by dropping Jegede and replacing him with Ibrahim as the party's standard bearer in the forthcoming election in the state.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a late - night ex-parte order targeted at persuading the Chairman of the Nigerian electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega to...

On February 22, 2014, the U.S. District Court for Arizona, in a two - to - one decision, ruled that the state's independent redistricting commission does not violate the federal constitution.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared six political parties for the by - election at Etsako East / Etsako West / Etsako Central Federal Constituency, Edo state, scheduled for Jan. 28.

Buerkle began a new job in July after she was appointed as a Republican commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an independent federal agency.

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday rejected the offer of N500, 000 fine made by an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Christian Nwosu, who was convicted of taking N30m bribe to compromise the 2015 general elections.

It appreciated the invaluable support and warm hospitality provided by the Federal Government, EFCC, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the people of Nigeria.

The Director (Special Duties) in the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Olukayode Adeniran, gave the assurance while delivering a goodwill message on behalf of the minister at a training workshop on «Leadership and conflict management» for the chairmen of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria.

«The Council awaits the independent Districting Commission's determinations and will review them in accordance with the federal Voting Rights Act and the City Charter,» the spokesman said in a statement.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated its readiness to conclude the suspended Federal and State Constituency re-run elections in Rivers in October.

Opponents of campaign - finance laws hope that the case argued Tuesday — McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission — will carry on the work the justices did in Citizens United in 2010, when they struck down as unconstitutional a ban on corporations making independent expenditures in elections.

11th February 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the results of the court - ordered Katsina State Federal Constituency re-run election, in respect of 15 -LSB-...]

A new Super PAC related to operatives of Koch Industries has registered with the Federal Election Commission to make independent expenditures during the 2014 elections.

Cuomo has said he wants an independent commission to draw state and federal legislative boundaries.

Heads of Voter Education & Publicity Department (VEP) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will converge on Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on 11th September to discuss «Modalities for the Implementation of Weekly Radio Programmes,» to be aired by some radio stations across the country between October and December 2017.

Efforts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to get more women involved in the electoral process received a boost recently, when Gender Desk officers of the Commission from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) met in Lagos between 19th and 24th March to undergo a Bridge Training workshop on how to achieve that goal.

Karlsen's revelation came just as the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu also disclosed that for 2019, elections would be conducted into one presidential constituency, 29 governorship constituencies, 360 federal constituencies, 109 senatorial districts, 360 federal constituencies and 991 state constituencies, totaling 1,558 across the country.

Born in Malumfashi, Katsina State, 55 - year - old Asmau Sani Maikudi, is one of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently appointed by the Federal Government.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported on Friday to the Federal Election Commission that it had spent $ 312,650 on February 19th on independent expenditures supporting the 2014 re-election campaign Sen. Mitch McConnell, R - Ky.

Nationally in 1983/84, minor gerrymandering by incumbent federal governments was legislated against with the formation of the independent Commonwealth statutory authority, the Australian Electoral Commission.

Senator Dino Melaye's refusal to be served with the petition to recall him as ordered by the Federal High court despite six attempts, has prevented the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from proceeding with the process.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the creation of 370 additional Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centres across the country, with each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) allocated 10 centres each.

Secondus warned the APC - led Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies against rigging the 2019 elections, saying that the PDP would not allow that to happen.

(The NRCC also spent $ 15,000 on a poll in the district, according to independent expenditure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.)

«That you, Isah Hamman Misau of Hamman Misau Residence, Turaki Street, Misau, Bauchi State, on or about December 15, 2014, at the Independent National Electoral Commission Headquarters, Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did utter a false document to wit: a Statutory Declaration of Age deposed to at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on December 15, 2014, by submitting same to the Independent National Electoral Commission knowing it to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.»